Colleen Tentis, a Kasson-Mantorvlle kindergarten teacher, is in the running for Minnesota Teacher of the Year.
The list of finalists for the honor was announced recently by Education Minnesota.
Tentis is currently in her 19th year with the Kasson-Mantorville Schools.

A man accused of threatening to shoot

From an established artist who knows “How Country Feels” to a local talent with a burgeoning career, the Steele County Free Fair’s Friday night concert is set.
Randy Houser, who has been cranking out hits since 2005, will headline the Aug. 21 performances; special guest Cori Kennedy — a graduate of Kasson-Mantorville High School and recent fan favorite on “The Voice” — will open the show.

Amanda Schmidt knows all too well what it is like to call 911 on your worst day.
She was in sixth grade, and she had what she described as an “interesting medical issue” in her family.
She had to call for an ambulance, and that was the day she decided she wanted to become an EMT.

Saying they want to be ahead of any potential financial situations, the Kasson-Mantorville school board met Monday with consultants to discuss a possible operating levy referendum.

As part of the Dodge County Independent series “ICE impacts in Rural Minnesota,” we asked state and federal officials, along with known 2026 candidates, two questions regarding Operation Metro Surge, the name of the current federal immigration enforcement operation that has sent thousands of federal agents to Minnesota.

Congressional District 1
Congressman Brad Finstad:
Did not respond